Allan Turner Howe | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromUtah's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Owens |
| Succeeded by | David Daniel Marriott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1927-09-06)September 6, 1927 |
| Died | December 14, 2000(2000-12-14) (aged 73) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Utah |
| Profession | attorney |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Coast Guard |
| Years of service | 1946–1947 |
Allan Turner Howe (September 6, 1927 – December 14, 2000) was aU.S. representative fromUtah.
Born in South Cottonwood nearMurray, Utah, Howe attended public schools before receiving a B.S. from theUniversity of Utah in 1952 and a J.D.L. from the same university in 1954. He served in theUnited States Coast Guard from 1946 to 1947.
He held a number of legal and governmental jobs, including as deputySalt Lake County attorney,South Salt Lake city attorney, administrative assistant and field representative toU.S. SenatorFrank E. Moss from 1959 to 1964, assistantattorney general of Utah from 1965 to 1966, administrative assistant to GovernorCal Rampton from 1966 to 1968, and executive director of theFour Corners Regional Development Commission from 1968 to 1972. He also practiced law inSalt Lake City, served as a delegate to Utah State Democratic conventions from 1954 to 1960 and was an alternate delegate to the1960 Democratic National Convention.
Howe was elected as aDemocrat to theNinety-fourth Congress in 1974.
On June 13, 1976, Howe was arrested in Salt Lake City on misdemeanor charges of soliciting sex for hire after propositioning a police officer posing undercover as a prostitute.[1] As a member ofthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints representing a district where most voters were members of the church, and amidst a rash of other congressional scandals in the summer of 1976, Howe had maintained that politicians' private moral behavior was relevant to their public service.[2][3] Howe claimed that he was innocent, a victim of a politically motivated "set-up."[4]
He retained the endorsement of local Democratic officials as he'd already been nominated at the party convention. Despite the party's efforts, he refused to step down, and the state Democratic Party executive committee then voted to co-endorse Daryl J. McCarty as a write-in candidate.[5] Howe ultimately lost reelection toRepublicanDan Marriott in November 1976.[6][7]
He was convicted of solicitation, and the conviction was upheld on appeal. Following his electoral defeat, Howe stayed in Washington, D.C., and worked as a lobbyist, including, at the end of his career, for the National Park and Hospitality Association.[8]
He died in Arlington, Virginia, on December 14, 2000, at the age of 73.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Allan Howe | 105,739 | 49.48 | |
| Republican | Stephen Harmsen | 100,259 | 46.92 | |
| American | Roben J. Schafer | 6,482 | 3.03 | |
| Libertarian | Karl J. Bray | 1,218 | 0.57 | |
| Total votes | 213,698 | 100.0 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Republican | David Daniel Marriott | 144,861 | 52.43 | |||
| Democratic | Allan Howe (Incumbent) | 110,931 | 40.15 | |||
| Independent | Darrell McCarty (as a write-in) | 20,508 | 7.42 | |||
| Total votes | 276,300 | 100.0 | ||||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromUtah's 2nd congressional district 1975-1977 | Succeeded by |
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